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The Graham Effect

by Elle Kennedy · Campus Diaries #1 · 480 pages · Published November 2023
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.20 / 5 across 90K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5)

A steamy, fun Adult sports romance built around rivals, hockey, coach's daughter. 480 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

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Steamy Fun Intense

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Content notes

Sexual Content
Rivals
Hockey
Coach's Daughter
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
4/5
Core elements
Genre
Sports Romance
New Adult
Moods
Steamy
Fun
Intense
Key Tropes
Rivals
Hockey
Coach's Daughter
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is The Graham Effect?

Spicy (4/5) — explicit content is a significant part of the story.

Do I need to read The Graham Effect in order?

The Graham Effect is book 1 in the Campus Diaries series. Start here.

Who would enjoy The Graham Effect?

Readers who love steamy and fun stories with rivals and hockey. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is The Graham Effect?

A steamy, fun Adult sports romance built around rivals, hockey, coach's daughter. 480 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for The Graham Effect?

Content notes include: sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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